Motorist shot in head near sugar mill camp

Police were looking for clues to an early morning shooting Sunday that seriously injured a 31-year-old man driving in Waialua.

The man’s condition improved to stable by Sunday afternoon, police said.

Police said the shooting occurred at about 4:30 a.m. in the general area of the old Waialua Sugar Mill camp.

The 31-year-old man was driving when someone shot a firearm toward his vehicle and struck him in the head, police said. Details on the caliber of the projectile and the exact area of the wound were unavailable.

Police said late Sunday afternoon that detectives had not yet been able to interview the victim. The case is classified as second-degree attempted murder.

Emergency Medical Services transported the man in serious condition to a hospital, EMS said in a report. Paramedics responded to an address on Haleki Street and treated the man at 4:43 a.m. for an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

Police confirmed the man drove to his home on Haleki Street after being shot.

A Dole Plantation security guard, parked on Haleki Street, said the area houses are home to retired plantation workers. Area residents said they knew nothing of the shooting.

Man charged with kidnapping and choking

A 33-year-old Waipahu man, who had been accused of first-degree sexual assault, was charged Friday with kidnapping.

Jayvan Curioso was arrested at 7:45 a.m. Friday on suspicion of first-degree sexual assault, criminal property damage, first-degree terroristic threatening and choking a 34-year-old woman, with whom he has or had a relationship.

Police said the woman reported the man threatened and physically and sexually assaulted her Tuesday.

Prosecutors charged Curioso with kidnapping, first-degree terroristic threatening and choking but did not charge him with sexual assault. His bail was set at $150,000.

Man reported missing amid fire is located

Police located a man last seen outside a Hauoli Street residence just before a massive arson-related fire broke out Wednesday.

Edward Tull, who has not been identified as a suspect in the fire, was found safe at Makiki District Park on Saturday morning, according to police.

A CrimeStoppers missing-person alert was issued for Tull after it was learned that he was last seen in the garage of the home where the fire started. According to police, Tull frequented the home but was not a resident there.

The fire destroyed the home and damaged six nearby residences, causing damage in excess of $1 million, according to the Honolulu Fire Department. No injuries were reported.